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With the end of the year right around the corner, Bill Letendre, Vice President of PCCA's Pharmacy Management Services, provides a simple, clear pathway to reassessing your expectations and set your pharmacy goals for the upcoming 2021 year.

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PCCA believes in providing pharmacies with the best quality equipment available on the market. When it comes to speed mixers for pharmacy compounding, we choose the FlackTek SpeedMixer®. Now let us tell you why.

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With the debut of Ellage at International Seminar 2020, PCCA has introduced a revolutionary anhydrous vaginal base. Here are just a few of the exciting reasons why Ellage should be your pharmacy's go-to base when it comes to vaginal applications.

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Maria Carvalho briefly discusses and provides 8 of the published, peer-reviewed stability studies of compounded medications with PCCA's SuspendIt. These studies were conducted by the researchers at Xavier University of Louisiana.

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Gus Bassani, PCCA's Chief Scientific Officer, discusses the important nuances compounders should know when dealing with brand name products versus their generic counterparts and FDA's position on buying from quality raw material providers.

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Fabiana Banov discusses tailored flavoring options for medicated popsicles and lollipops, providing dosage forms for those summertime treats. She also gives us her top three recommended flavors for each dosage form.

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Maria Carvalho, PharmD, MRPharmS, PhD, Manager of PCCA Science, provides an exciting update regarding treatment of oral lichen planus, a formulation study for surgical wound healing and a whole lot more in this PCCA Science Update!

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Tricia Heitman discusses the pharmacy compounding axiom that no single dosage concentration fits all patients and why that is important for patient health safety.

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PCCA’s Clinical Services department recently spoke with pharmacies in different parts of the country who had an issue with their omeprazole formulations turning purple. Our Clinical Services Manager, Matt Martin, PharmD, provides insight into the likely culprits of the coloration changes.

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PCCA is proud to unveil our new, cutting edge Quality Control lab. After more than a year and a half of planning, design and execution, our QC lab is an advanced testing facility that stands as an integral part of The PCCA Standard™. Come take a look!